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2024 SPIE astronomical telescopes conference

Thursday, June 27, 2024 by Richard Harris

A delegation from the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) National Solar Observatory (NSO), comprising engineering, science, and operations representatives, participated in the 2024 SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Conference in Yokohama, Japan. SPIE is an international society for optics and photonics. The conference, held from June 16-21, serves...

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How amateur telescope makers defended America

Monday, June 24, 2024 by Richard Harris

John Mellish, a young farmer from Wisconsin with only a grade-school education, had a passion for observing the stars. At the dawn of the 20th Century, however, a three-inch refractor from Alvan Clark & Sons was priced at $175, which was unaffordable for Mellish. Despite this, his skills and ingenuity led him to build a six-inch Newtonian telescope for just $15, tha...

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2024 astrophotography competitions by nPAE

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

nPAE's 2024 astrophotography competition includes separate events for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Northern Hemisphere event runs from December 1, 2023, to February 29, 2024, and the Southern Hemisphere event from June 1 to August 31, 2024. Both are free, promote remote imaging, and offer prizes, with winners determined by public voting. The main detai...

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Voyager 1 resumes sending science data from all four instruments

Sunday, June 16, 2024 by Richard Harris

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is once again conducting normal science operations after addressing a technical issue from November 2023. The team partially resolved the problem in April by initiating the return of engineering data, including health and status updates of the spacecraft. On May 19, the mission team sent a command to start returning science data. Two of t...

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Billionaire proposes SpaceX mission to upgrade Hubble telescope

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 by Richard Harris

Polaris Dawn commander and billionaire Jared Isaacman has expressed a strong desire to upgrade the Hubble Telescope through a privately funded SpaceX mission. However, the feasibility of such a mission remains uncertain. Billionaire proposes upgrading Hubble telescope via private SpaceX mission NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, which has been in service since 199...

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Side-by-side dovetail plates and saddles from Rouz Astro

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 by Richard Harris

Rouz Astro has launched its new side-by-side dovetail plates and saddles, constructed with FDM 3D print engineering-grade carbon fiber composite material and CAD designed for maximum strength-to-weight ratio. It saves a lot of weight (typically 1/3 –  1/2 that of metal), which improves mount capacity and tracking performance. Why u...

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New Milford Observatory unveils advanced 17-inch PlaneWave telescope

Friday, May 17, 2024 by Richard Harris

The John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford has recently upgraded its capabilities with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art PlaneWave telescope, thanks to the generous contributions of donors and the local community. The observatory's original 16" Meade LX200 telescope, installed in the summer of 2000, and costing $15,000, was recently upgraded to a cu...

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Voyager 1 phones home for first time since 2023

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 by Richard Harris

At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the Voyager mission team convened on April 20, 2024, in anticipation of updates on Voyager 1's recent technical challenges. At 6:40 AM, the team erupted in celebration upon receiving engineering data from Voyager 1 for the first time since November 2023. This breakthrough occurred after the team had rep...

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Giant Magellan Telescope consortium welcomes ASIAA

Thursday, February 29, 2024 by Richard Harris

The Giant Magellan Telescope welcomes the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA), a distinguished Taiwanese research institute, into its international consortium. ASIAA's inclusion expands the consortium to 14 international research institutions, underscoring Giant Magellan’s significance to the global astronomy community and the conso...

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Astrophotography competition hosted by nPAE

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 by Richard Harris

In 2024, nPAE Precision Astro Engineering Limited is set to host the Northern Hemisphere Astrophotography Competition. Entrants may submit up to 2 new photos of their favorite Northern Hemisphere celestial objects, encompassing Deep Space Objects (DSO), Planetary, Lunar, or Solar images. Submissions must be sent via email to competition@npae.net in bmp or jpg formats, m...

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